Benefits of pouring a solidifier into an empty suction before a procedure starts -

• Prevents spilling the canister contents while pouring the solidifier into a suction canister that is filled with bio-hazardous waste.
• Eliminates employee exposure to aerosolized bloodborne pathogens by not having to open a port on the canister lid when the canister is filled with bio-hazardous waste; and,
• Reduces O.R. turnover time. With SafeSorb in the suction canister at the start of the procedure, the canister contents are solidified when the procedure is done. This eliminates having to find a bottle of solidifier after the procedure, opening the canister lid and pouring the solidifier into the contaminated canister, then waiting for the canister contents to solidify.
• SafeSorb can also be added to a suction canister at the conclusion of the procedure.  
• The O.S.H.A. Bloodborne Pathogens Standard requires:
  - Minimizing or eliminating "splashing, spilling and aerosolizing" of liquid waste.
  
  - The regular evaluation and implementation of technology that will improve this protection.
• In addition, new Federal Department of Transportation packaging regulations requires the use of a solidifier in an amount necessary to solidify the fluid in the disposal container.